The Light of Asia

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The Light of Asia is a 1925 silent film adaptation of Edwin Arnold’s poem about the life of the Buddha, co-directed by Franz Osten and Himansu Rai and notable as an early Indo-European cinematic collaboration.

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instanceOf silent film
alternateTitle Prem Sanyas NERFINISHED
basedOn The Light of Asia NERFINISHED
basedOnWorkAuthor Edwin Arnold NERFINISHED
blackAndWhite true
cinematographyBy Josef Wirsching NERFINISHED
coProductionBetween Indian filmmakers and German filmmakers
countryOfOrigin Germany
India
director Franz Osten NERFINISHED
Himansu Rai NERFINISHED
distributor UFA NERFINISHED
filmingLocation India NERFINISHED
genre biographical film
historical film
religious film
hasOriginalIntertitlesLanguage English
language silent
notableFor early Indo-European cinematic collaboration
one of the earliest international co-productions involving Indian cinema
portrays life of the Buddha
producer Himansu Rai NERFINISHED
productionCompany Great Eastern Film Corporation NERFINISHED
publicationYear 1925
releaseYear 1925
settingPeriod ancient India
soundFilm false
subject Gautama Buddha NERFINISHED
titleLanguageOfAlternateTitle Hindi

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Niranjan Pal notableWork The Light of Asia